(jiào, ㄐㄧㄠˋ) yeast; leavening; fermentation; Taiwan pr. xiao4 [CE-DICT]
素
(もと) (n) (1) (usu. 元) origin; source; (2) (esp. 基) base; basis; foundation; root; (3) (also 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) ingredient; material; (5) (元 only) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk; (8) (See 和歌) first section of a waka; (ctr) (9) (本 only) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); (n) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip; (P) [EDICT]
(す) (adj-no,n) (1) plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel; (pref) (2) (derog) (before a noun) mere; poor; (3) (before an adjective) exceedingly [EDICT]
(そ) (adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) plain, white silk; (2) {math} (See 互いに素) prime; (P) [EDICT]
(sù, ㄙㄨˋ) plain; element [CE-DICT]
比
(ころおい) (n) time; period; days [EDICT]
(ひ) (n,n-suf) (1) ratio; proportion; (2) match; equal; (3) (See 六義・1) explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); (4) (abbr) (See 比律賓) Philippines; (P) [EDICT]
(bǐ, ㄅㄧˇ) (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio; abbr. for Belgium 比利時|比利时 [CE-DICT]
(bì, ㄅㄧˋ) associate with; be near [CE-DICT]
貝
(かい) (n) shell; shellfish; (P) [EDICT]
(ばい;バイ) (n) (1) (uk) Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; (2) (abbr) (See 貝独楽) spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell) [EDICT]
(bèi, ㄅㄟˋ) cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish; surname Bei [CE-DICT]
